Article - 19/08/2013 Fraunhofer IPA – mobile emergency assistant prepares for the marketplace The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA has developed MobiNa a mobile emergency assistant to deliver external support to elderly and infirm people. MobiNa will enable them to stay in their own homes as long as possible where they can lead an independent life. MobiNa assists its owner not only as a reliable helper in emergency situations but also as a continuously-available mobile communication system.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/fraunhofer-ipa-mobile-emergency-assistant-prepares-for-the-marketplace
Dossier - 25/03/2013 Biotechnology goes automated Processes that previously required pipetting analysis and production to be carried out manually are increasingly now controlled by automated systems. However this has not necessarily involved a complete reinvention of the wheel instead automation systems used in the plant construction and mechanical engineering sectors are being adapted and optimised for application in the life sciences. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/biotechnology-goes-automated
Article - 19/12/2012 Interpretation affects visual perception Dr. Hendrikje Nienborg is investigating how visual information is processed in the brain. Her most important finding is that the way we interpret visual information influences visual processing and perception. The neuroscientist uses awake mammals to investigate the mechanisms in the visual cortex that underlie visual perception. Dr. Nienborg was awarded an ERC Starting Grant worth 1.9 million euros for her research into the neural foundations of…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/interpretation-affects-visual-perception
Article - 10/09/2012 "BrainLinks-BrainTools" – how an intention becomes reality An accident victim is no longer able to pick up a tea cup because the nerves between the brain and the arm are severed. Researchers from the faculties of biology medicine and technology at the University of Freiburg are able to translate pure thought into the movement of a cursor on a computer screen. The researchers are part of the BrainLinks-BrainTools consortium.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/brainlinks-braintools-how-an-intention-becomes-reality
Article - 18/06/2012 Not just a zoo for fish mutants The fish facilities of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT house around 9000 aquariums. Zebrafish with genetic defects are excellent model organisms for many biological studies. Prof. Dr. Uwe Strähle and his team at the Institute of Toxicology and Genetics ITG at KIT have been focusing for a long time on the development of the fish nervous system. The European Zebrafish Resource Center EZRC led by Prof. Strähle is currently being…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/not-just-a-zoo-for-fish-mutants
Dossier - 24/05/2012 Biochips: microsystems technology for the life sciences Nanoscale robots and intelligent measurement systems in arteries, fingernail-sized DNA chips that can be used to analyze thousands of genes in tiny samples, intelligent DNA microsensors – the trend in the life sciences is moving towards miniaturization in all areas including electronics, sensor systems and the handling of liquids. Over the last few years, a research area with growing potential has developed at the interface of physics, the…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/biochips-microsystems-technology-for-the-life-sciences
Press release - 29/03/2012 GATC Biotech’s NightXpress sequencing service goes Europe-wide GATC Biotech, Europe’s leading sequencing provider, now offers its overnight sequencing service NightXpress Europe wide. This unique overnight service has been made possible by the recently opened European Custom Sequencing Centre in Cologne. In Constance, the company’s headquarters, GATC Biotech is building up the European Genome and Diagnostics Centre.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/gatc-biotech-s-nightxpress-sequencing-service-goes-europe-wide
Dossier - 23/01/2012 The neurosciences Robots that move like ants, brain electrodes that alleviate symptoms of Parkinson’s, arm prostheses that can be controlled with pure thought power – over the last few years enormous progress has been made in the neurosciences and there has been an increasing shift from pure basic to applied research. There is a great deal of creativity in applied research in Baden-Württemberg. Nevertheless, basic research in the southwest of Germany has never…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/the-neurosciences
Press release - 30/08/2011 Swarm Teleoperation – enhancing the communication in flying robot systems Wouldn’t it be nice if each household had an electronic helper or if robots could fulfill the tasks that are too dangerous or troublesome for humans? Things that are taken for granted in movies such as the "Bicentennial Man" or "I-Robot" are still very futuristic scenarios in reality. Paolo Robuffo Giordano investigates the fundamental aspects necessary for the relevant technical development at the Max Planck Institute for…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/swarm-teleoperation-enhancing-the-communication-in-flying-robot-systems
Article - 04/04/2011 Technical innovations for better diagnostics The quantitative detection of DNA single-strand breaks is of great importance for many areas of biomedical research and diagnostics. The Fluorescence-detected Alkaline DNA Unwinding FADU assay assists in the investigation of mechanisms of DNA damage and repair following DNA strand breaks upon exposure to chemicals. Prof. Alexander Bürkle and his team at the University of Konstanz have automated and optimised the original FADU assay which was…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/technical-innovations-for-better-diagnostics
Press release - 27/11/2010 European Research Council awards outstanding University of Freiburg researchers with “ERC Grants” amounting to more than 5 million euros Three researchers from the University of Freiburg, Wilfried Weber, Wolfram Burgard and Florian Mintert, have been awarded one of the most prestigious grants in Europe: the European Research Council (ERC) has awarded the scientists “ERC Grants” totalling more than five million euros. Prof. Katrin Wendland from Augsburg who has also been awarded an “ERC Grant”, has just been appointed professor in the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/european-research-council-awards-outstanding-university-of-freiburg-researchers-with-erc-grants-amou
Dossier - 18/10/2010 New machines for the life sciences Hardware and software applications have become an integral part of the everyday life of life sciences researchers, developers and service providers. It is impossible to imagine life science applications without effective hardware and software applications – from computer-assisted drug screening to the automatic production of biosensors for rapid, mobile, purse-size bacterial test devices. Trends such as automation and miniaturisation lead to ever…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/new-machines-for-the-life-sciences
Article - 15/07/2010 Droplet by droplet – nanodosing of the highest quality Researchers at the Fraunhofer IPA in Stuttgart have developed a new method for the automated dosing of liquids in the micro- and nanoscale. The “i-doT” system avoids the use of pipette tips, is suited for high-throughput applications and allows the contact-free spotting of samples, thereby avoiding contamination. The sample droplets are transferred into microtitre plate well boreholes through the application of precisely dosable pressure pulses.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/droplet-by-droplet-nanodosing-of-the-highest-quality
Article - 16/12/2009 BioValley “Science meets Business Day 2009” This year’s presentations at the “Science meets Business Day 2009” once again showed that the exchange between science and the industry in the BioValley works extraordinarily well. The “Science meets Business Day 2009” concluded this year’s BioValley Life Science Week, where researchers from five completely different disciplines and their industrial partners presented their views on what makes the economic location in the area bordered by…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/biovalley-science-meets-business-day-2009
Press release - 17/11/2009 iGEM team Freiburg: a standing order for gold medals The Bioware team from Freiburg, an important part of the bioss cluster of excellence, has once again achieved resounding success: one gold medal and two special prizes at the iGEM competition (international Genetically Engineered Machine), the largest event for up-and-coming scientists focusing on synthetic biology. It was the turn of the research group heads, junior professor Dr. Kristian Müller and Dr. Katja Arndt, to participate in the…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/igem-team-freiburg-a-standing-order-for-gold-medals
Article - 12/08/2009 More effective extraction of small RNAs Small RNAs are gaining in importance in research as well as in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. However the potential of these molecules can only be exploited fully if very pure RNAs can be extracted from the cells in sufficiently high quantities. Currently used methods are expensive and only designed for large cell quantities. In addition the operation of the extraction systems is very complicated. A new biochip developed by Dr.…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/more-effective-extraction-of-small-rnas
Article - 14/07/2009 Nicole Radde brings dynamism to research into cellular processes Using mathematical analyses systems biology simulates dynamic processes inside living cells. What happens when. is a question that researchers are looking to answer in future using such models. As junior professor of systems theory in systems biology at the University of Stuttgart it is Nicole Raddes task to establish this field of research at the university.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/nicole-radde-brings-dynamism-to-research-into-cellular-processes
Article - 15/04/2009 Anke Becker: looking closely at biological systems Not that long ago it took six months or more to sequence a single gene. Nowadays modern genomics means that it takes less than a week to sequence an entire microorganism. This development means that scientists are more interested than ever in looking into biological systems as a whole. Professor Dr. Anke Becker from the University of Freiburg is investigating how groups of genes and molecules interact with each other. She is particularly…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/anke-becker-looking-closely-at-biological-systems
Article - 06/04/2009 Frank Allgöwer: an engineer with wild ideas At the age of 19 Frank Allgöwer did not have the faintest idea that he would one day be head of the Department of Technical Cybernetics at the University of Stuttgart. There was no way he could have known this as the high-school graduate had never even heard of the subject. Neither could he have known that the methods developed in this department would one day be used to control robotic arms as well as to analyse biological processes. These days…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/frank-allgoewer-an-engineer-with-wild-ideas
Article - 05/03/2009 Christian Wirtz prefers a navigation system when operating on the brain One job but two workplaces Christian Rainer Wirtz has for some time now been commuting regularly along the Danube river between the Bavarian city of Günzburg and the Baden-Württemberg city of Ulm. The new medical director and professor for neurosurgery at the Ulm University Hospital runs a hospital on two sites i.e. the Günzburg District Hospital and the Safranberg Hospital in Ulm.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/christian-wirtz-prefers-a-navigation-system-when-operating-on-the-brain
Press release - 11/12/2008 Wolfram Burgard receives Leibniz Prize Prof. Dr. Wolfram Burgard a computer scientist from the University of Freiburg has been awarded the Leibniz Prize the most prestigious German research award. His main focus of research is navigational and adaptive robotic systems.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/wolfram-burgard-receives-leibniz-prize
Article - 29/11/2008 The worm in humans Caenorhabditis elegans has a lifespan of 20 days. The worm is as small as a comma and consists of only 959 cells. Caenorhabditis elegans is very different from Homo sapiens who might at least in Germany live for as long as 79 years or more. Nevertheless the tiny worm is the most important model organism for researchers into ageing who use it to study the development of age-related diseases and the ageing process itself.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/the-worm-in-humans
Press release - 07/10/2008 GENEDATA SCREENER® – specialised data analysis for the identification of high-potential lead structures Genedata AG has developed a modular software system known as Genedata Screener that is tailored to screening and hit-to-lead applications. Dr. Timo Wittenberg who works at the companys site in Constance Germany told us about the advantages of the software for identifying high-potential leads.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/genedata-screener-specialised-data-analysis-for-the-identification-of-high-potential-lead-structures
Press release - 01/10/2008 Carsten Mehring - Understanding and using the neuronal code Dr. Carsten Mehring became the head of a junior researcher group at the Institute of Biology at the University of Freiburg just after finishing his PhD. His concept of coupling the brain to computers has been given the GO-Bio Award of the BMBF. At some stage in the future the brain-machine interface developed by Mehring and his team will enable paralysed patients to move body parts by thought power alone. Mehring is highly fascinated by the brain…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/carsten-mehring-understanding-and-using-the-neuronal-code
Dossier - 29/09/2008 Drug screening - higher throughput, quicker and more effective thanks to automation Over the last few years automation has revolutionised the search for pharmaceutical compounds. Using methods such as high-throughput screening or high-content screening it is possible to analyse thousands of molecule activities very quickly. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/drug-screening-higher-throughput-quicker-and-more-effective-thanks-to-automation